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- the present invention relates to a method for providing an improved cursor display when the cursor is moved quickly on a computer displayed user interface.
- Computer application programs (“applications” or “apps”) are used for a variety of purposes, including word processing, accounting, database management, desktop publishing, communications, and the like.
- the efficiency of computer utilization is improved by allowing a user to easily access a variety of different programs directed to accomplishing tasks and fulfilling the various goals of the user. For example, a user might make regular and extensive use of a word processing program, an e-mail program, a spreadsheet program, and a personal information manager, which are all separate display objects in the computer display or displays. Rather than have all these programs present on the same part of the screen, the user may place the display objects in different locations on the computer display.
- the mouse cursor When moving between the various windows on a computer display the user may often lose track of the mouse cursor due to the high speeds and long distances the mouse cursor may move. More particularly, when a mouse cursor is moved at high speeds over long distances, the mouse cursor is not updated at a high enough rate on the computer display, thus leaving substantial gaps between individual appearances of the mouse cursor. These gaps visually disrupt the continuity of the path of the mouse cursor on the display screen. As a result of this lack of visual continuity, it is harder for users to visually keep track of the mouse cursor.
- FIG. 1 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view 100 for illustrating the gaps that occur between the periodic appearances of the mouse cursor as the speed of the mouse cursor increases, as found in the prior art.
- the view 100 shows a mouse cursor moving from the left hand side of the view to the right hand side of the view as the speed of the mouse cursor increases.
- the frame indicators on the bottom of the view indicate the periodic update mouse cursor display cycles.
- some operating systems allow a user to customize the mouse cursor to keep a “tail” of displayed mouse cursors for a longer period of time thereby creating a path to visually follow, but such paths cause a lag when trying to locate the mouse cursor. For example, while tails allow a user to follow the mouse cursor's path, the user does not find the actual mouse cursor's position until the tail catches up after a delay.
- a method and computer-readable medium bearing computer-readable instructions for enhancing the mouse cursor displayed on a computer display is presented.
- the current mouse cursor speed is obtained and a determination is made as to whether the current mouse cursor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the current mouse speed exceeds the predetermined threshold, an enhanced mouse cursor is generated and displayed on the computer display.
- an alternative method for enhancing a mouse cursor displayed on a computer display is presented.
- Mouse cursor information is obtained during the mouse cursor's update display cycle.
- the mouse cursor information includes the mouse cursor's current speed.
- a displayable mouse cursor is generated according to the mouse cursor's current speed, and displayed on the computer display.
- FIG. 1 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view for illustrating the gaps that occur between the periodic appearances of the mouse cursor as the speed of the mouse cursor increases, as found in the prior art;
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a personal computer that provides an exemplary operating environment suitable for implementing aspects of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary routine for processing a mouse cursor display in accordance with aspects of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine for enhancing the size of a mouse cursor according to its speed, suitable for use in the routine illustrated in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view for illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 4 , specifically increasing the mouse cursor size as the speed of the mouse cursor increases;
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine for enhancing a mouse cursor with motion blur, suitable for use in the routine illustrated in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse path interpolation subroutine for determining an interpolated mouse path given mouse movement data, in accordance with aspects of the present invention
- FIG. 8 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 7 , specifically displaying a motion blur effect 942 along a determined mouse path, in accordance with the speed of the mouse cursor;
- FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine that enhances a mouse cursor by generating multiple images of the mouse cursor along the mouse path, suitable for use in the routine illustrated in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 10 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 9 , specifically filling the gaps with the super-sampled mouse cursor, according with the speed of the mouse cursor;
- FIG. 11 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 9 , specifically filling the gaps with the super-sampled mouse cursor in a non-linear progression, according with the speed of the mouse cursor;
- FIG. 12 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary combined cursor enhancement subroutine for combining cursor size and motion blur enhancements, suitable for use in the routine illustrated in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary cursor enhancement subroutine that combines enhanced cursor size and super-sampled cursor images, suitable for use in the routine illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a suitable computing system environment in which the invention may be implemented.
- the computing system environment shown in FIG. 2 is only one example of a suitable computing environment and is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of the invention.
- the illustrated computing environment should not be interpreted as having any dependency requirement relating to any one or a combination of components illustrated in the exemplary operating environment.
- the present invention may be advantageously implemented on any number of general purpose or special computing system environments or configurations.
- Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for implementing the invention include, but are not limited to, personal computers, server computers, laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, network PCs, mini-computers, mainframe computers, and distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems, or the like.
- the invention may be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer.
- program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., that perform a particular task or implement particular abstract data types.
- the invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network.
- program modules may be located in both local and remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices.
- an exemplary system for implementing the invention includes a general purpose computing device in the form of a computer 220 .
- Components of the computer 220 include, but are not limited to, a processing unit 222 , a system memory 224 , one or more displays 290 , and a system bus 226 that couples various system components, including the system memory 224 , to the processor 222 .
- the system bus 226 may be any of several types of bus structures including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.
- such architectures include industry standard architecture (“ISA”) bus, microchannel architecture (“MCA”) bus, enhanced ISA (“EISA”) bus, video electronic standards association (“VESA”) local bus, peripheral component interconnect (“PCI”) bus, also known as mezzanine bus, and accelerated graphics port (“AGP”) bus.
- ISA industry standard architecture
- MCA microchannel architecture
- EISA enhanced ISA
- VESA video electronic standards association
- PCI peripheral component interconnect
- mezzanine bus also known as mezzanine bus
- AGP accelerated graphics port
- the computer 220 typically includes a variety of computer-readable media.
- Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by the computer 220 and include both volatile and non-volatile media and removable and non-removable media.
- Computer-readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media.
- Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (“DVD”) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store or communicate the desired information and which can be accessed by the computer 220 .
- the communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other typical transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.
- modulated data signal means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal.
- communication media includes wired media, such as a wired network or direct wired connection, and wireless media, such as acoustic, radio frequency, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
- the system memory 224 includes computer storage media in the form of volatile and non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (“ROM”) 228 and random access memory (“RAM”) 230 .
- ROM read only memory
- RAM random access memory
- BIOS basic input/output system
- RAM 230 typically contains data and/or program modules that are immediately accessible to, and/or presently being operated on, by the processing unit 222 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates an operating system 246 , application programs 248 , other program modules 250 , and program data 252 .
- the computer 220 may also include removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a hard disk drive 234 that reads from or writes to non-removable, non-volatile magnetic media 236 , a magnetic drive 238 that reads from or writes to a removable, non-volatile magnetic disk 240 , and an optical drive 242 that reads from or writes to a removable, non-volatile optical disc 244 , such as a CD-ROM or other optical media.
- removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media that can be used in the exemplary operating environment include, but are not limited to, magnetic tape cassettes, flash memory cards, DVDs, digital video tapes, Bernoulli cap cartridges, solid state RAM, solid state ROM, and the like.
- the hard disk drive 234 , magnetic disk drive 238 , and optical disc drive 242 may be connected to the system bus 226 by a hard disk drive interface 254 , a magnetic disk drive interface 256 , and an optical drive interface 258 , respectively.
- hard disk drive 234 , magnetic disk drive 238 , and optical disc drive 242 may be connected to the system bus 226 by a small computer system interface (“SCSI”).
- SCSI small computer system interface
- the drives and their associated computer storage media provide storage of computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data from the computer 220 .
- the hard disk drive 234 may also store the operating system 246 , application programs 248 , other programs 250 , and program data 252 . Note that these components can either be the same as or different from the operating system 246 , the other program modules 250 , and the program data 252 .
- a user may enter commands and information into the computer 220 through an input device, such as keyboard 260 and/or a pointing device 262 , commonly referred to as a mouse, a trackball, or a touch pad.
- Other input devices may include a microphone, a joystick, a game pad, a satellite dish, a scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the system bus 226 through user input interface 264 and may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, a serial port, a game port, a universal serial bus (“USB”), or other interface.
- USB universal serial bus
- the computer 220 may operate in a network environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers 265 .
- the remote computer 265 may be a personal computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a peer device, or other common network node and typically includes many or all the elements described above relative to the computer 220 .
- the logical connections depicted in FIG. 2 include a local area network (“LAN”) 266 and a wide area network (“WAN”) 267 , but may also include other networks.
- LAN local area network
- WAN wide area network
- Such network environments are commonplace in offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets, and the Internet.
- the computer 220 When used in a LAN network environment, the computer 220 is connected to the LAN 266 through a network interface 268 .
- the computer When using a WAN network environment, the computer typically includes a modem or other means for establishing communication over the WAN, including a network interface 268 , over the WAN 267 , such as the Internet.
- the modem 269 which may be internal or external, may be connected to the system bus 226 via the user input interface 264 or other appropriate mechanism. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and that other means of establishing communications between computers may be used.
- many other internal components of the computer 220 are not shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that such components and their interconnections are well known. Accordingly, additional details concerning the internal construction of the computer 220 need not be disclosed in connection with the present invention.
- program modules such as the operating system 246 , the application programs 248 , and the data 252 are provided to the computer 220 via one of its memory storage devices, which may include ROM 228 , RAM 230 , hard disk 234 , magnetic disk drive 238 , or optical disc drive 242 .
- the hard disk drive 234 is used to store data 252 and programs, including the operating system 246 and application programs 248 .
- the BIOS 232 which is stored in ROM, instructs the processing unit 222 to load the operating system 246 from the hard disk drive 234 into the RAM 230 .
- the processing unit 222 executes the operating system code and causes the visual elements associated with the user interface of the operating system to be displayed on a monitor.
- a program 248 is opened by a user, the program code and relevant data are read from the hard disk drive 234 and stored in RAM 230 .
- the operations of the present invention relate to enhancing the visibility of mouse cursors or any pointing device cursor in a graphical user interface for a computing device, such as computer 220 .
- the graphical user interface comprises a number of graphics objects corresponding to computer programs and/or controls.
- the mouse cursor is enhanced with super-sampling cursor images to increase the number of actual mouse cursor images displayed on the screen when the mouse or other pointing device is moved in a rapid manner.
- mouse cursor is used in reference to an iconic pointing image on the computer display. Accordingly, a mouse cursor does not correspond only to an iconic pointing image for a mouse, but to any number of pointing devices, including but not limited to, a touch pad, a trackball, a stylus, a digitizing pad, and the like.
- FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary routine 300 for processing the display of a mouse cursor in accordance with the present invention.
- the mouse cursor display processing routine 300 begins at looping block 302 that is repeated for each mouse cursor display update cycle. Thus, on a mouse cursor display update cycle, the routine 300 proceeds to block 304 , where the current mouse movement speed is determined.
- the mouse cursor display is enhanced only if the current mouse movement speed exceeds the predetermined threshold speed.
- the routine 300 proceeds to block 308 where the “normal” mouse cursor is displayed on the computer display. Thereafter, the routine 300 proceeds to looping block 310 , corresponding to looping block 302 , where the process waits for the next mouse cursor display update cycle.
- the routine 300 proceeds to block 312 where an enhanced mouse cursor is generated.
- the mouse cursor may be enhanced in a variety of manners.
- the routine 300 proceeds to looping block 310 , corresponding to looping block 302 , where the process waits for the next mouse cursor display update cycle.
- FIGS. 4 , 6 , 9 , 12 , and 13 illustrate an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine suitable for use by the mouse cursor display routine 300 of FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates a mouse cursor enhancement subroutine 400 that increases the size of the mouse cursor according to the current mouse movement speed. Size-enhanced cursor subroutine 400 begins at block 402 where the enhanced mouse cursor's size is determined according to the current mouse movement speed.
- the above mentioned determination may be made according to a predetermined ratio of enhanced mouse cursor size to mouse movement speed. For example, if the current mouse movement speed is greater than 30 pixels per second, then the enhanced mouse cursor size is increased by 10% over a normal mouse cursor. Additionally, if the current mouse movement speed is greater than 100 pixels per second, then the enhanced mouse cursor size is increased by 50%. According to additional aspects, the amount the enhanced mouse cursor is increased is capped at a predetermined limit, such as a 200% increase over a normal mouse cursor. According to yet further aspects of the present invention, the size of the mouse cursor is determined in a continuous scale, between the normal mouse cursor size and any predetermined limit, according to the speed of the mouse cursor. Furthermore, the sizing of the mouse cursor is immediately reflected in the mouse cursor, i.e., there is no delay as the mouse cursor gradually increases or decreases in size.
- the enhanced mouse cursor is generated. Thereafter, the exemplary subroutine 400 returns, and the enhanced mouse cursor is displayed at block 314 ( FIG. 3 ) as described above.
- FIG. 5 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view 500 illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 4 , specifically increasing the mouse cursor size as the speed of the mouse cursor increases.
- the mouse cursor is increased according to its speed, as illustrated by the size-increase mouse cursors 502 , 504 , 506 , and 508 .
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating an alternative cursor enhancement subroutine, and more particularly, a motion blur enhancement subroutine 600 , which, as the name suggests, enhances the mouse cursor by adding motion blur effects to it.
- a motion blur enhancement subroutine 600 which, as the name suggests, enhances the mouse cursor by adding motion blur effects to it.
- actual motion blur is the effect noticed by a human eye when an object moves quickly and appears to leave a trail behind it.
- the enhanced motion blur stays with the mouse cursor in its current display update cycle and causes no lag.
- the current mouse path for the current mouse cursor update cycle is interpolated.
- the current mouse path is interpolated because information identifying the actual mouse path is unavailable.
- the actual mouse path information is not available due to the high speed and substantial distance traveled with respect to the mouse cursor update cycle. Even with the high sampling rates of modern pointing devices, it is not always possible to get a sufficient number of mouse cursor positions during a single display update cycle to determine the full path. Thus, by interpolating the current mouse path, an approximate mouse path is determined and the motion blur effect is aligned with the approximate mouse path.
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse path interpolation subroutine 700 for determining an interpolated mouse path given mouse movement data, suitable for use in the exemplary cursor enhancement subroutine 600 described above.
- mouse information for the current display update cycle is obtained, including mouse positions read during the update cycle, end speed, and end direction.
- end direction and end speed of the mouse cursor from the previous display update cycle are obtained.
- a mouse path is interpolated.
- the mouse path is interpolated using a curve analysis or similar processing routine.
- curve analysis routines including, but not limited to, a spline curve analysis or a Bezier curve analysis.
- an enhanced, motion-blurred mouse cursor is created, aligned with the interpolated mouse path.
- the exemplary subroutine 600 terminates, returning to its calling subroutine.
- FIG. 8 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view 800 illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 6 , specifically implementing a motion blur effect 802 along the mouse path, in accordance with the speed of the mouse cursor.
- FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating yet another exemplary cursor enhancement subroutine 900 that enhances a mouse cursor by super-sampling the path of the mouse cursor, i.e., generating multiple images of the mouse cursor along the mouse path.
- a current, interpolated mouse path is obtained, as described in regard to subroutine 700 ( FIG. 7 ).
- a super-sampled enhanced mouse cursor also benefits from an interpolated mouse path for the current display update cycle as the multiple images of the mouse cursor are aligned with the interpolated mouse path.
- the number of mouse cursor images that should be displayed along the interpolated mouse path is determined. According to one aspect of the present invention, this determination is made according to the current mouse speed. Additionally, the number of mouse cursor images to be displayed on the interpolated mouse path may be configured by a user according to user preferences.
- the number of mouse cursor images to be added is determined according to a non-linear progression of distances in relation to the current mouse speed along the interpolated mouse path. Using this non-linear distribution, the user is benefited by both the increased mouse cursor images and the visual representation of an elevated mouse speed.
- the positions of the extra mouse cursor images on the interpolated mouse path are determined.
- the enhanced, multiple-image mouse cursor is generated according to the interpolated mouse path. Thereafter, the exemplary subroutine 900 terminates, returning to its calling routine.
- FIG. 10 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view 1000 illustrating the mouse cursor enhancement described above in regard to FIG. 9 , specifically filling the gaps with the super-sampled mouse cursor, according with the speed of the mouse cursor.
- the exemplary view 1000 after the mouse cursor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold, multiple mouse cursor images, as illustrated by mouse images 1002 , 1004 , 1006 , and 1008 , are displayed in the gaps along the mouse cursor path to provide a more continuous sequence of mouse cursor images.
- FIG. 11 is a pictorial diagram of an exemplary view 1100 illustrating filling in the gaps with a super-sampled mouse cursor in a non-linear progression.
- fewer mouse cursor images are inserted (in contrast to view 1000 of FIG. 10 ), and the additional mouse cursor images, images 1102 , 1104 , and 1106 , are distributed in such a fashion as to reflect the increased mouse cursor speed.
- FIGS. 4 , 6 , and 9 illustrate discrete manners of enhancing the mouse cursor, they may also be combined in various manners to form additional enhanced mouse cursors.
- FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate possible combinations of the mouse cursor enhancements described above. However, those of ordinary skill in the art and others will appreciate that other combinations may be possible, and FIGS. 12 and 13 should likewise be viewed only as representative combinations.
- FIG. 12 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine 1200 combining aspects of enhanced mouse cursor size and motion-blur.
- a size enhanced mouse cursor is generated, such as described above in regard to subroutine 400 ( FIG. 4 ).
- the size enhanced mouse cursor is further enhanced with the motion-blur enhancements described above in regard to subroutine 600 ( FIG. 6 .)
- subroutine 1200 terminates, returning to its calling routine.
- FIG. 13 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary mouse cursor enhancement subroutine 1300 combining aspects of enhanced mouse cursor size and super-sampling the mouse cursor.
- a size enhanced mouse cursor is generated, such as described above in regard to subroutine 400 ( FIG. 4 ).
- the size enhanced mouse cursor is further enhanced with super-sampled mouse cursor images, as described above in regard to subroutine 900 ( FIG. 9 ).
- subroutine 1300 terminates, returning to its calling routine.
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